By Abigail Castro On June 25, Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie and Miami-Dade County Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, joined a 12-member panel of local students, parents and teachers to discuss school safety ahead of the upcoming academic year. SUPERINTENDENTS ON SAFETY: @MDCPS’ @MiamiSup & @browardschools’ @RobertwRuncie meet to discuss school safety TONIGHT at 7 on #NBC6….
By Daylin Delgado MIAMI – Journalism, and the media business, is constantly evolving. Every year Miami-Dade County Public Schools addresses these changes at a student social media forum. On May 2, student journalists from across the district were invited to the MDCPS School Board Auditorium to meet with, and learn from, experienced journalists from every…
By Rozany Guzman This morning, Miami Lakes Educational Center had the opportunity to unveil the newest addition to the MLEC family, the new Trade and Industry strand: Building Automation Systems Technology (BAST). Superintendent Alberto Carvalho @MiamiSup and Madam Chair Perla Tabares Hantman @MDCPSPHantman cut the ribbon to MLEC’s newest strand: Building Automation Systems Technology pic.twitter.com/VYcFqSEMYO…
By Gabriella Licona Of the 67 counties in the state of Florida, Miami-Dade County Public Schools fall third to last (65th) on the per student fund ranking list—Gadsden (67th), and Broward (66th) counties coming in right before. On March 11 at the State Capitol, it was discussed between the legislature, and superintendents from the Florida…
By Devin Dubon Applause erupted at the emergency school board meeting convened by Alberto Carvalho as he announced that he will remain as Superintendent of Miami Dade Public Schools. He’s staying. @MiamiSup said against what is best for his career, he’s staying where his heart is: Miami. @nbc6 Heaped praise on NY Mayor Bill DiBlasio…
By Abigail Castro Alberto Carvalho, Miami-Dade’s longtime superintendent, is set to become the next chancellor of the New York City Department of Education according to Bill de Blasio, NYC mayor. https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/968991221891903489 School district spokeswoman, Daisy Gonzalez-Diego, said Carvalho was offered the job, but has not yet formally accepted the position. Carvalho has served as superintendent…
By Valeria Bula Inundated with at least 10,000 emails, phone calls, letters and signed petitions from Floridians, educators, and members of the Florida School Board Association and Florida Association of District School Superintendents, Rick Scott was met with an overwhelming public urging for him to veto the infamous House Bill 7069. Unveiled and passed within…
By Valeria Bula “Our people didn’t come to harm this country. They came here so their children could have a better future,” 10-year-old Jasmine Coach told Miami- Dade school board members March 15, while receiving a standing ovation. With post-election turmoil and fear, the topic of immigration is one that has evoked conflict and worry….
By Cesar Zafra This year, Miami-Dade County’s bi-annual Social Media Forum concerned the significance of digital citizenship in the evolving modern world of journalism. Arranged downtown at the School Board Administration Building, MDCPS invited educators and students to discuss the prevalence and effects of digital media in journalism. Over 160 students from a variety of…
Miami-Dade County Schools Superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, announced on Facebook that he will give back to students by using the $10,000 he earned as national Superintendent of the year, in addition to his own personal impute of $10,000, to “honor [ten] students whose paths have been both difficult but also inspirational” with college scholarships.